"Do you really want to go to the frontier with your fourth brother?"
After dinner, the family washed up and went back to their rooms. Cao Qiuhua, who was a little worried, still went to his daughter's room with a kerosene lamp.
There was a dim candlelight in the bedroom, and Chen Nongmo was sorting out his clothes.
She didn't know when it started, but whenever she felt emotional, she would like to tidy up the house.
Pan Hui was solved just like that! Chen Nongmo was so excited during the day that he realized it belatedly and felt a sense of unreality when the night was quiet.
Things went so smoothly, almost unbelievably smoothly.
Another thing is that it has been nearly three years since they last saw each other, and no matter how nice his parents said to him over the phone or in letters, Chen Nongmo could never completely let go of his worries until he saw them in person.
After waiting for a long time for the right time, she was not sleepy at all and did not know what to do. She subconsciously took out the supplies she had recently saved for her parents and sorted them out.
Seeing Qiuhua's mother coming over, she reached out to take the kerosene lamp and put it on the table. She asked someone to sit down next to her bed, and then she smiled and said while folding clothes, "I have had this plan for a long time."
Cao Qiuhua also laughed: "I know you've been talking about going to the border so many times. It's not that I don't want you to go, but the main reason is that only the fourth brother has time right now, and I'm really worried about his temper."
Chen Nongmo took down two more sets of clothes from the top shelf of the cupboard and folded them again: "That's not what I'm talking about."
"Which one is that?"
Hearing this, Chen Nongmo simply stopped what he was doing and sat down next to Qiuhua's mother: "Given my parents' personalities, it would be a big deal for them to ask me to go over and see them. Just wait and see, they will send me back in half a month at most."
Cao Qiuhua smiled and gathered her daughter's black hair behind her: "Your parents don't want you to suffer."
Chen Nongmo glanced at the long hair that was gathered behind Qiuhua's mother and soon fell down again. He opened the drawer of the bedside table, took out the hairband, loosely tied it into a low ponytail behind his back to prevent it from flying around.
In fact, she doesn't really like to have long hair. It looks good, but it's also really troublesome.
But Qiuhua's mother found a hair care recipe from somewhere, and after two or three years, she managed to make her hair, which was already in good condition, become as smooth and silky as satin.
Especially against the backdrop of the ink-black hair, her fair skin and red lips looked even more obvious, so Chen Nongmo was reluctant to cut his hair.
How can I put it? If time and money allow, which girl would not love beauty? She is just a vulgar person:
"My sister-in-law will give birth in March or April next year. You said before that you would go to the army to help take care of her a month before the birth. I will go with you then. So if I go to the border now, I can come back in time at the end of October before the snow blocks the road. Then I can stay at home for the winter and go to my sister-in-law after the New Year. Isn't the timing just right?"
Cao Qiuhua poked her head and said, "You are good at calculating."
Knowing that she agreed, Chen Nongmo leaned on Qiuhua's mother's shoulder and curved his eyebrows: "Don't worry, Fourth Brother is still very reliable in major matters. Besides, if you don't trust him, how can you not trust me? I won't lose anyone."
"You, you mischievous devil!"
= Young people always have a strong desire to explore the unknown world.
Compared to Chen Nongmo, Chen Jun is the one who is more looking forward to the possibility of going to the frontier.
A few days later, he finally persuaded the elders on both sides to agree to the journey. He became even more anxious and wanted to jump on the train and set off immediately.
Today I have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative in the county to buy the necessary items for the trip. After all, this one-way trip will take about fourteen or fifteen days.
I also have to contact my eldest brother and ask him to help arrange the train tickets.
This time there is no escape, so you can buy a sleeper berth.
Chen Nongmo was eating breakfast with porridge in his mouth. When he heard his fourth brother urging him, he responded vaguely and quickened his pace.
"Pa!" Cao Qiuhua, who was sitting next to her, saw that the fourth child had urged his daughter several times in just one or two minutes. He couldn't hold back his temper and slapped her with his hand.
Chen Jun gritted his teeth and touched his arm, asking aggrievedly, "Mom? Why did you hit me?"
Cao Qiuhua picked up a boiled egg and peeled it, not even bothering to lift his eyelids: "What's the point of urging Yu Yu? Yu Yu still wants to wait for me, what? I can't even have a quiet breakfast? If you keep making noise, forget about going to the border."
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Jun, who was feeling somewhat aggrieved, immediately shrank his neck and dared not act like a troublemaker anymore.
He could only look at his sister pitifully, his butt felt like it was bitten by insects and he couldn't sit comfortably.
Meeting his fourth brother's gaze, Chen Nongmo gave him a helpless look and took a bite of the egg that Qiuhua's mother had helped peel = the train ticket was bought.
The time is 3 pm on August 25th.
Starting from H Province to the border Tibetan area, the distance is more than 4,000 kilometers.
There is no direct train, so the brother and sister have to go to J City to transfer first.
Of course, there is no direct train from J City to Tibet, so you have to transfer later. From the detailed strategy I asked from my brother’s comrades in Tibet, it can be seen that this trip to visit relatives is not much different from the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
If it weren’t for the omnipotent eldest brother who had contacted his comrades, he would have come to pick up the siblings when they arrived at LS train station.
With such a long distance and such a complicated route, not to mention Chen Demao and Ji Mo, even Cao Qiuhua and Chen Zong would not agree to let the two little ones act alone.
Even though the risks of the trip had been reduced to a minimum, Chen Nongmo and Chen Jun were still the focus of attention and given various instructions a few days before departure.
Not only did Chen Demao and his wife, who were far away in Tibet, call them, but Shao Zheng also made a special call to tell the brother and sister the contact information of his friends in Tibet.
It means that if you encounter any emergency, you can seek help.
The weather was fine on the day of departure.
Worried that having too much luggage would be inconvenient on the road, in the end, most of the things prepared for Chen Demao and Ji Mo were sent by mail.
The brother and sister each carried a small cloth bag, so they traveled light.
Chen Yi stayed behind to look after the house, while Cao Qiuhua and Chen Zong sent the two children to the train together.
After finding a sleeper car and settling the two little ones down, he gave them some earnest instructions, and as the train was about to start, he got off the train at the urging of the conductor, along with the rest of the people who were seeing them off.
The steam train traveled a long way before Chen Nongmo dejectedly turned his head back.
She wanted to go see her parents, but she couldn't bear to leave Qiuhua's mother, especially just now, she seemed to see Qiuhua's mother wiping tears.
At this moment, the time and the scene seemed to overlap with two years ago when she was sent away by her parents as if fleeing.
Although the person seeing her off had changed, her heart remained heavy.
She doesn't like separation.
Even though the purpose of this trip was clear, Chen Nongmo still felt a little sad at the moment of parting with his family.
So, the little girl who was being pampered more and more raised her hand and slapped her fourth brother who had been as heartless as if he had ADHD since getting on the bus.
It was Chen Jun's first time riding a train. He was so excited that he wanted to lie on the ground to get a closer look when he was suddenly photographed. He was caught off guard and immediately let out an "Ah!"
On the bed opposite, a middle-aged couple who were chatting looked over with a smile: "What's going on?"
The young man realized that his reaction was a bit too big, his face turned red, and he said, "Nothing, I just bumped into it by accident."
The middle-aged couple was going to J City and could travel with their brothers and sisters for four or five days.
Most people at that time were very simple and honest. Having just been entrusted by Cao Qiuhua and his wife, they could not help but pay more attention to it.
After hearing the explanation, I knew that it was the young man's first time taking a train, so I just chatted with him for a few words in a friendly manner and then said nothing more.
On this side, Chen Jun waited until the two people opposite him withdrew their gazes before he stretched out his hand to pinch his sister's face in dissatisfaction: "Why did you hit me?"
Chen Nongmo dodged swiftly, and when Fourth Brother reached out again, he took off his shoes and climbed to the upper bunk in no time.
Then he stuck his head out, looked at the angry boy, and said confidently: "I don't like you."
Chen Jun?
He is so mad!
= Same time.
Shao Zheng, who hadn't had a vacation for more than two years, applied for a family visit as his only cousin was getting married.
Chen Wuwen, who got the news, came to the single dormitory and said he would treat his brothers to a meal to celebrate his farewell.
Shao Zheng was packing his luggage, and when he heard this, he jokingly asked, "Did you do it yourself?"
Chen Wuwen said disdainfully: "Do you have any shame? Do you have any shame? Are you my wife? And you cook it yourself? You are so beautiful! Is it unfair for you to cook two dishes in the cafeteria?"
"Should I be the one to say this? Do you have any shame? What I mean is that if you cook it, I won't go to eat it. Don't you have any idea about the level of your cooking skills?" Shao Zheng rolled his eyes, without any trace of handsomeness.
"Ahem. Are we going to the cafeteria or not?" Chen Wuwen asked with his neck stiff, looking rather annoyed and angry.
Shao Zheng smiled: "Go! It would be a waste if you don't eat it!"
"Tsk, you look so ugly. You should let those sisters-in-law who want to matchmake for you see this."
"You are wrong. What I am doing is called being thrifty and saving money to get a wife. Do you understand?" Shao Zheng picked up the key and put it in his pocket, then walked out first.
Seeing this, Chen Wuwen followed him out and asked when he was locking the door, "When is the ticket?"
"It's not confirmed yet. It depends on the signature situation of the brigade commander. Most likely it will be tomorrow afternoon."
"Will you go on a blind date this time?"
"Probably." 26-year-old Shao Zheng is not opposed to blind dates. After all, even if he gets married today, it would be considered late marriage.
This time, his family insisted on asking him to go back to attend his cousin's wedding, and they must have also wanted to arrange a blind date for him.
In the past, I didn’t accept matchmaking from others because I felt that I was not prepared in any way.
Now, whether in terms of age, work or mentality, Shao Zheng feels that he is fully prepared for marriage.
Especially when he saw that his good brother had a happy marriage, he couldn't help but have expectations for his future partner.
Chen Wuwen patted his brother on the shoulder and shared his experience as a person who had experienced it: "Be careful. If you haven't met someone you like, don't force it. If you meet someone you like, you have to be thick-skinned and make a move when it's time."
Shao Zheng, who had never liked anyone before, asked earnestly: "How do you know that I like you?"
"There's no way to explain this. Once you meet that person, you'll have the answer in your heart."
"So mysterious?" Why does it sound unreliable? Seeing Lao Shao's doubt, Chen Wuwen repeatedly assured him, "Really, I'm not lying to you. When I first saw my daughter Yue Gui, I'm not exaggerating, my heart almost jumped out of my throat. The whole world was blurred, and she was the only one in my eyes."
"Impossible, you are definitely lying to me." Shao Zheng rubbed his arms, thinking that his brother was crazy.
His heart is very healthy. How could his heart be in pain because of a lesbian?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible! = Shao Zheng had never thought that a slap in the face would come so quickly.
After his application for visiting relatives was approved, he bought a ticket for the nearest train on the same day.
It takes more than four days to travel from the army to J City.
I got on the train at the last minute and couldn't buy a sleeper berth.
The hard seat environment is poor, but it is more difficult during training and combat. It’s just sitting for a few days, which is really nothing.
So, when the train arrived in J City a few days later, most people looked pale.
Walking in the crowd, Shao Zheng, with his tall and straight figure, handsome face and energetic spirit, was particularly eye-catching.
He had long been accustomed to the gazes of others, and even though the voices of discussion were close at hand, he did not linger for long.
What interests him more right now is the subway that was only put into operation in 1971.
The last time I was in J City, it was still under construction, but now it has been open for more than two years.
Although the latest newspaper reported that operations had been suspended recently due to war preparedness, he still wanted to go and take a look.
This is a great construction in his hometown, and it’s not too late to go home after visiting it.
Thinking of this, Shao Zheng took bigger steps and quickly walked out of the train station.
Then I saw a familiar face.
He stopped and looked at the tall man in military uniform leaning against the jeep not far away, with his arms crossed and looking at him, and asked in confusion: "How did you find time to come?"
Shao Qiong has been exercising outdoors for many years, and her skin is a healthy wheat color, which makes her originally gentle facial features look more heroic. She put down her arms, frowned and said, "Why are you not free? Are you going to leave?"
Shao Zheng choked, walked over, threw his luggage into the back seat, and looked at his cousin whose hair was shorter than his: "I remember you are getting married the day after tomorrow? Are you busy?"
"Why are you busy with getting married? Your brother-in-law is here." Shao Qiong didn't rush to get in the car. She bent down, picked up a kettle and threw it to her brother.
Shao Zheng was indeed a little thirsty, so he unscrewed the lid and drank from the bottle in big gulps.
At this moment, the bus fare collector not far away shouted at the top of his voice that the bus was about to start, signaling those who had not boarded the bus to hurry up and get on.
When Shao Zheng put down the kettle, he subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound.
Then his expression froze.
Not far away, sitting by the window of the bus, there was a little girl with beautiful features, who seemed otherworldly, looking at him.
"What's wrong?" Shao Qiong asked curiously.
Shao Zheng did not hear his cousin's question, and his eyes subconsciously followed the moving bus.
It was not until the car window that the girl with rosy cheeks curved her eyebrows at him.
Shao Zheng blinked blankly.
Just now he seemed to see hundreds of flowers blooming before his eyes.
Shao Qiong stood beside her brother and followed his line of sight, but she only saw the bus that had already gone far away. She frowned and asked, "What happened?"
Shao Zheng slowly placed his hand on his chest and said in a daze, "My heart seemed to be about to jump out of my throat just now."
"What? Are you sick?" Shao Qiong looked his brother up and down worriedly.
Shao Zheng did not reply, and then he said as if talking to himself: "It turns out that what Lao Chen said is true."
"What is real?" Shao Qiong, who was still confused, clenched her fists, as if if her brother continued to be vague, she would take action directly.
In the past, as long as his cousin made this move, Shao Zheng would definitely surrender. After all, the female Tyrannosaurus was too powerful and he could not afford to offend her.
But at this moment he was shocked. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, the man turned around and strode towards the communications room of the train station.
"Hey! What's wrong with you?" Although Shao Qiong sounded fierce, he was still worried. He turned around, locked the car, and chased after him.
= "Old Chen, I think I've encountered what you said." Shao Zheng spoke hastily as soon as the call was connected.
Unexpectedly, Chen Wuwen on the other end of the phone was even more anxious than him: "What did you encounter? Hey! No, wait a minute, have you arrived in J City?"
Shao Zheng wanted to ask more details, but the anxiety in Lao Chen's tone interrupted his words. He frowned and said, "I'm here. What's wrong? What happened?"
Chen Wuwen breathed a sigh of relief: "My old man called me this morning and said he was completely rehabilitated. The higher-ups have sent a car to pick him and Aunt Mo up and take them back to City N. Yu Yu and the others don't have to go to the border anymore."
Shao Zheng was surprised by such a coincidence and said immediately: "I remember you told me that you bought transfer tickets for them on September 2nd, right?" Today is September 1st.
"Yes, luckily we didn't buy the sleeper ticket for today, otherwise we would be too late to catch up now. Yuyu and Lao Si have to stay in J City for one night. Lao Shao, please do me a favor and go to the guesthouse near the train station to look for him."
Shao Zheng agreed immediately: "Okay! I'll go right away, find someone and take him home to live first, and then see what happens next."
"Thanks, bro, that's a big help!"
"You're welcome. Yuyu and Laosi are also my brothers and sisters."
This time, Chen Wuwen did not argue childishly. He felt relieved and remembered that it was his brother who called him. "What do you want from me? What happened to you just now?"
Hearing this, Shao Zheng subconsciously touched his chest again: "I just encountered the situation you described, the kind where my heart was about to jump out of my throat."
Chen Wu was shocked when he heard this. His shoulders, which had just relaxed, immediately straightened up, and he looked curious: "Is it true? Who is it?"
Shao Zheng shook his head, and then realized that he didn't know her at all: "I don't know her, I just caught a glimpse of her."
Now it was Chen Wuwen's turn to rub his arms. However, since this was his brother's lifelong event, he endured the goose bumps all over his arms and actively offered advice: "Don't be afraid. With your ability, it won't be difficult to find the person. Are you sure? Apart from your accelerated heartbeat, do you have any other reactions?"
"She smiled at me. It's no exaggeration. At that moment, I thought I saw a hundred flowers blooming."
"Hiss~ I have goosebumps, brother, your situation is a bit serious."
Shao Zheng asked with a pious attitude: "Does this count as love?"
"Of course it counts. If it's not, then what kind of person is it? Believe me, go find someone. If the lesbian doesn't have a partner, I advise you to go for it shamelessly! Don't be embarrassed, understand!"
Although it felt a bit unreliable, as a young man who had never liked anyone, he didn't know what to do for the time being. He could only take his brother's experience as golden advice.
Of course, Shao Zheng felt that something was not right with him at the moment, and he needed time to think calmly before making a decision.
He is a serious soldier! On the side, Shao Qiong, who had watched the whole process, looked at his brother as if he were a fool.
So, love at first sight! Why make it so complicated when it can be summed up in four words?
= Guest house.
The brother and sister asked for two adjacent rooms.
Chen Jun, who is usually not very reliable, was exceptionally reliable during this trip.
Not only did he protect his sister very well on the train, but even when he arrived at the guesthouse, he was alert and asked for two rooms against the wall.
After putting his sister in the innermost room, Chen Jun did not forget to ask: "Sixth brother, what were you laughing at on the bus just now?"
Chen Nongmo searched the room for teacups and washbasins and other items, intending to wash them again with hot water. Hearing this, he raised his lips and said, "You definitely don't want to know."
Actually, it’s nothing. I just saw someone in military uniform on the bus and subconsciously took a few more glances at him.
She unexpectedly discovered that the other person was very handsome, a kind of handsomeness that met her aesthetic standards, so she looked at him a few more times.
Chen Nongmo likes the type of fair-faced scholar, preferably one with narrow eyes and a high nose bridge.
Of course, she just wanted to appreciate beautiful things.
So when the other person looks at you, you can smile at them openly.
"Something's wrong with you. What are you hiding from me?" Seeing his sister laughing again, Chen Jun became even more certain that she was hiding something from him. After checking the entire house and making sure there was no problem, he came over and asked again.
"You'll definitely be angry if I tell you!"
"I'm not angry!"
"I don't believe it!"
"Oh my! Hurry up! I'm so anxious! If I say I'm not angry, then I'm definitely not angry!"
"Hahaha~ I said." Just as Chen Nongmo was making Fourth Brother scratch his ears and cheeks with laughter, someone knocked on the door.
She was close and subconsciously asked, "Who is it?"
A gentle, elegant and pleasant male voice came from outside the door: "Yuyu? I'm Shao Zheng. Is Lao Si here too?"
The brother and sister in the room looked at each other and both recognized that it was indeed Brother Shao Zheng's voice.
Chen Jun frowned, strode forward to block his sister, and then opened the door.
The two met about six or seven years ago.
Chen Jun has changed a lot, but Shao Zheng hasn't changed much. He stared at the man at the door for a long time before asking in surprise, "Is it really Brother Shao Zheng? Why are you here?"
Shao Zheng didn't rush to answer, but smiled and said, "Why don't you invite me in to sit down? Where's Yu Yu?"
Chen Nongmo poked his head out from behind his tall fourth brother and called out with his eyes bent, "Brother Shao Zheng!"
After seeing the face of the man opposite him clearly, all the words Chen Nongmo was going to say next were stuck in his throat, and his eyes slowly widened unconsciously. Is n't this too much of a coincidence?
Shao Zheng, who saw Yu Yu clearly, reacted even more violently, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that his pupils were shaking.
Chen Jun looked at this, then looked at that, and finally asked the man in front of him who had a blank expression and looked like he was about to die at any moment: "Brother Shao Zheng? What's wrong with you?"
Shao Zheng Shao Zheng came back to his senses and suddenly covered his face: "Wait a minute, brother, let me take my time"
He is a serious person! He is really not a beast!!! (End of this chapter)
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